crucial CT1000X9PROMACSSD9B Pro Mac Portable SSD Instruction Manual

Crucial X9 Pro for Mac
Portable SSD

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Plug-and-play storage for your Mac, iPhone 15 Pro and iPad

CT1000X9PROMACSSD9B Pro Mac Portable SSD

Designed for Mac and optimized to work with Apple devices like iPad and iPhone 15 Pro right out of the box, the Crucial X9 Pro for Mac helps you supercharge your creativity. With read and write speeds up to 1,050MB/s1 and up to 4TB of capacity2, the X9 Pro for Mac gives you the capacity to do more in Photos and iMovie, with space to store thousands of photos, files, and videos and the speed to edit and retouch your media quickly. The Crucial X9 Pro for Mac is plug-and-play ready with a USB-C connection3 and is preformatted in APFS for optimal performance on Apple devices. Featuring Micron® TLC NAND and water and dust resistance (IP55)6, the Crucial X9 Pro for Mac is designed for durability and style in the studio, in the field, or wherever you roam.

Easy compatibility
The X9 Pro for Mac is optimized for modern Apple devices like Mac, iPad and iPhone 15 Pro/Pro Max and offers out-of-the-box plug-and-play compatibility4 without the need to reformat for Time Machine8 backups.
Uncompromising performance
Create at the speed of ideas, with reads and writes up to 1,050MB/s1. Powerful enough for editing directly from the drive, the Crucial X9 Pro for Mac sustains high performance writes up to 975MB/s.
Travel with confidence
Whether you’re in the studio, in the field, or traveling, you can ensure your sensitive data is kept safe with Apple’s File Vault volume encryption.
Dust proof. Splash proof. Durable.
With IP55 water and dust resistance5 and drop-proof durability up to 7.5 feet/2 meters9, your X9 Pro for Mac is durable enough to travel anywhere you shoot, work or roam.
Serious quality
Innovated by Micron®, the Crucial X9 Pro for Mac is sleek and light with anodized aluminum and a rubberized soft-touch base in a mini 65 x 50 mm design that includes a drive activity light in the integrated lanyard hole.
Micron® quality — a higher level of reliability
Micron redefines what’s possible with innovative technology that shapes how we use data in all areas of life.
Crucial’s unique integration with Micron means our memory and storage components are designed, tested, and refined at every stage of the production process.

macOS devices running
10.13 or later:
• MacBook
• iMac
• Mac Mini
• Mac Studio| USB 3.2 Gen2 Type-C
(10Gb/s), backward
compatible with USB
5Gb/s| Compliant for sale in
all countries with which
Crucial deals worldwide
Regulatory marks include
CE, KCC, RCM, UL,
WEEE, RoHS, BSMI| For more resources and
warranty information,
visit crucial.com/support

iOS-based devices running version 17 or later devices:

• M-series iPad Pro
• iPad with USB-C 10Gb data connection
• iPhone 15 Pro series devices

• Some devices may not have USB-C connection and may require USB-C to USB-A adapter (available separately) while in rare situations some devices unable to appropriately power the drive may require the use of a USB-powered hub for operation.

Crucial X9 Pro for Mac Portable SSD

4TB
2TB
1TB| CT4000X9PROMACSSD9B
CT2000X9PROMACSSD9B
CT1000X9PROMACSSD9B| Crucial X9 Pro for Mac Portable SSD
USB 3.2 Gen2 Type-C to Type-C USB cable
(10Gb/s),
Quick-Start Guide| Up to
1,050MB/s| Up to
1,050MB/s

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1. MB/s speed measured as maximum sequential performance of device as measured by Crucial on a high-performance desktop PC with Crystal Disk Mark (version 8.0.1 for x64). Your performance may vary.
2. Some of the storage capacity is used for formatting and other purposes and is not available for data storage. 1GB equals 1 billion bytes.
3. Best speeds available with USB Type-C to C cable on USB 3.2 Gen2 supported devices. USB Type-A adapter for older devices, sold separately.
4. Compatibility may vary and may be contingent on device formatting and host capabilities. Compatible Android devices must be able to work with USB Mass Storage over OTG. Operating system updates and reformatting may be required.
5. Protection against dust and water projected in jets against the enclosure from any direction. The X9 Pro for Mac should not be submerged in water. For more information, visit www.iec.ch/ip-ratings
6. Ships in APFS format which is supported by macOS 10.13 and iOS 17 or later. Can be reformatted into exFAT, NTFS, HFS, HFS+J or other formats. Reformatting will result in loss of data from the drive.
7. Warranty valid for 5 years from the original date of purchase by an authorized seller, or before writing the maximum total bytes written (TBW) as published in the product datasheet and as measured in the product’s SMART data, whichever comes first.
8. Time Machine works with Mac products, not iOS devices.
9. Up to 7.5 ft/2 meters without impact to data on a carpeted floor.

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References

• Support Pages | DRAM & SSD Drive Support | Crucial.com
• Thanks for choosing Crucial | Crucial.com
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